Offord and Buckden railway station

Former railway station in Cambridgeshire, England

Offord and Buckden
ECML express passing Offord & Buckden station and St Peter's Church in 1955
General information
LocationOfford Cluny, Huntingdonshire
England
Grid referenceTL217671
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
September 1851Opened as Offord
1 August 1876Renamed Offord and Buckden
2 February 1959Closed for passengers
26 April 1965closed for freight

Offord and Buckden railway station was built by the Great Northern Railway to serve the twin villages of Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy in Cambridgeshire, England.

History

A 1914 Railway Clearing House map showing (upper centre) railways in the vicinity of Offord & Buckden

The Great Northern Railway main line from London to Peterborough had opened in 1850 including stations at St. Neots and Huntingdon.[1] A station between these, named Offord, was opened just over a year later, in September 1851.[2][3] It was located 56 miles (90 km) from London King's Cross.[4]

On 1 August 1876 the station was renamed Offord and Buckden.[3]

The station closed for passengers on 2 February 1959.[3]

Route

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
St. Neots
Line and station open 		  Great Northern Railway
East Coast Main Line 		  Huntingdon
Line and station open

Notes

  1. ^ Butt 1995, pp. 125, 204.
  2. ^ Conolly 1976, p. 11, section C2.
  3. ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 176.
  4. ^ Yonge 2006, map 15C.

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
  • Yonge, John (September 2006) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). 2: Eastern. Railway Track Diagrams (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. ISBN 0-9549866-2-8.
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52°17′21″N 0°12′57″W / 52.2892°N 0.2157°W / 52.2892; -0.2157


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